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In the Declaration of Independence, what is the primary reason for declaring the separation from another political entity?
In the Declaration of Independence, what is the primary reason for declaring the separation from another political entity?
- To dissolve the political bands without a specific reason
- To gain control over the laws of nature and nature's god
- To assume a separate and equal station among the powers of the earth (correct)
- To show a decent respect to the opinions of mankind
What is emphasized in the Declaration as requiring a decent respect to the opinions of mankind?
What is emphasized in the Declaration as requiring a decent respect to the opinions of mankind?
- The assumption of powers of the earth
- The laws of nature and nature's god
- The necessity for separation (correct)
- The dissolution of political bands
According to the Declaration, what entitles the people to assume a separate and equal station among the powers of the earth?
According to the Declaration, what entitles the people to assume a separate and equal station among the powers of the earth?
- The Laws of Nature and of Nature's God (correct)
- The dissolution of political bands
- The opinions of mankind
- The necessity for separation
